Poetry: The Ultimate Guide

Poetry: The Ultimate Guide
ISBN-10
1137267844
ISBN-13
9781137267849
Series
Poetry
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
2010-11-17
Publisher
Macmillan International Higher Education
Author
Richard Bradford

Description

Richard Bradford's new introduction to poetry begins with and answers the slippery question, 'what is poetry?'. The book provides a compact history of English poetry from the 16th century to the present day and surveys the major critical and theoretical approaches to verse. It tackles the important issues of gender, race and nationality and concludes with a lengthy account of how to recognise good poetry. This engaging and readable book is accessible to all readers, from those who simply enjoy poetry through university first years to graduate students. Poetry: The Ultimate Guide provides the technical and critical tools you need to approach and evaluate poetry, and to articulate your own views.

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